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  • ‘Comfort woman’ tells her story

    Keum-Ju Hwang suffered multiple rapes and severe beating during her internment by the Japanese army during World War II. By: Jennifer Potash    After Keum-Ju Hwang suffered multiple rapes and severe beating during her internment by the Japanese army during World War II in Manchuria, she walked for three grueling months back to Korea.    Now, Ms.…

  • cool stuff for cool teens

    Treat the teens on your list to the hottest items By: PAT TANNER Illustration courtesy of Copley News Service    FOR me, the hardest part of holiday shopping is what to buy for the teens on my list. (OK, maybe my mother-in-law is harder, but teens run a close second.)    This year, I decided to go…

  • A Touch of Glass

    Yesteryear’s ornaments brighten today’s holidays By: CHARLENE M. HADDAD Antique Christmas ornaments are a wonderful way to capture the spirit of the season. Delicate, detailed glass ornaments are the most common and well-loved in this category. Rich with history and meaning, they add a special touch to the tree.

  • Harry Levine winner of ‘Bud’ Vivian Award

    Community service award honors president of Princeton Public Library’s Board of Trustees.    Harry Levine, president of the Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees, has been named the recipient of the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s sixth annual Leslie "Bud" Vivian Award for Community Service.    Mr. Levine will receive the award Thursday at the Community Thanksgiving Service…

  • The Fine Art of Gift Giving

    Wrap up theater, music, ballet tickets and more By: GLORIA HAYES KREMER Tickets to the Pennsylvania Ballet’s The Nutcracker or a performance by the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra may thrill the art lovers on your holiday list. Take a look at Local Merchants and Special in our print ads: "HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE" Advanced Laser Care –…

  • City OKs $55,000 for architectural study of City Hall

    Herbert Githens of Montclair will come up with a preliminary design for the renovation of the A.H. Holcombe House. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council passed an ordinance that will help fund an architectural study for the renovation of City Hall.    The council passed the measure, introduced Oct. 15, providing up to $55,000…

  • Obituaries

    Freda Corona    WEST AMWELL — Freda Corona, 90, died Monday, Nov. 12, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Readington, she lived in Three Bridges before moving to West Amwell in 1980.    She graduated from Flemington High School in 1930 and was a homemaker.    Daughter of the late Percy and Emma Castner Schomp and…

  • Road to Recovery

    American Cancer Society’s corps of guardian angels By: SALLY FRIEDMAN Photo by Mark Czajkowski American Cancer Society Volunteer Cynthia McAllister, right, accompanied Viola Kaplan to The Medical Center at Princeton’s Radiation Oncology department upon Ms. Kaplan’s course of radiation therapy treatments. Take a look at Local Merchants and Special in our print ads: "HOLIDAY GIFT…

  • The Fine Art of Gift Giving

    Wrap up theater, music, ballet tickets and more By: GLORIA HAYES KREMER Tickets to the Pennsylvania Ballet’s The Nutcracker or a performance by the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra may thrill the art lovers on your holiday list. Take a look at Local Merchants and Special in our print ads: "HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE" Advanced Laser Care –…